For Those That Wish to Exist by Architects

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Amazing. I don’t understand the hate like this album really isn’t too far off of anything they’ve done before I actually like the clean choruses and there are still plenty of songs with sam screaming. I cannot wait to blast these songs out of my car in the summer

I had hope. Well after the first 3 songs released I’d already knew that they were going in a different direction, of course they gotta do what they have to, mainstream wise, also the cleans are great now, but that raw emotion’s missing, it’s definitely not the same band anymore and that’s a fact. Truly I respect their decisions, but to be completely honest I’ve never been this disappointed with an album as much as this one. I’m still hopeful for the future but this gets a 1/10, and that’s still being generous.

Different. A lot of people r hating on this album because it’s less heavy than their previous stuff, but that doesn’t mean that it’s bad. I’d personally prefer if the album was at least a little bit heavier, but it’s overall still a good album

Love it. Songs are great guys. Sounds awsome!!!

Nothing Lasts Forever. Rest easy friends.

New Sounds with Familiar Sounds. Great album. Some songs are venturing into newer sounds from the band, but fans of older Architects albums will not be disappointed either.

Eh. Well it’s sad that Tom would roll over in his grave if he heard where his band ended up. Nothing interesting here at all, just sell out sounding dance music. Maybe the next one will be better, it can’t get worse. Josh needs to focus all his energy on Sylosis

Incredible.. Start to finish, this album was nothing short of phenomenal. Some bands try to change their sound and it almost always fails. Architects made that transition and showed it. The people dogging on this album fail to realize that music has to change and evolve. You can’t stay in the box and expect to be successful. Sam’s vocals shine on this album. Proud of these guys. Absolutely killed it.

Beautiful Evolution. Architects have mastered the fine line of rock and metal on this album. This is definitely a different sound from their back catalogue, but it still sounds great. The guitars and drums hit hard when they need to and the screaming / singing is on point!

Different but great album. Great lyrics, amazing instrumentals and of course great vocals. Great album

Masterpiece. Lol at all the “Metal Elitists”.

A perfect evolution, a captivating musical journey, and a wake-up call for humanity.. I’ll start off this review by pointing out that this album snagged #1 on the iTunes album charts in the U.S. the weekend after release, and for good reason: For Those That Wish To Exist is the masterful product of years spent refining a characteristic sound, a willingness to evolve, and a desperate call for our society to take a long, serious look at the selfish and awful way we treat this planet. You’re also going to see plenty of reviews declaring the band irrelevant and the record trash for not having any BLEGHs and less heaviness, but hear me out. It’s no secret that the metal genre isn’t a fan of change; time and time again, bands are criticized for “going soft” and deviating from the styles of their founding works. Heaven forbid a band’s new singles be labeled “arena rock, anthemic, and stadium-filling,” all but sealing the band’s fate as sell-outs in the eyes of old-school metal elitists (as is the case with this album). I’ve never understood this negativity myself. Without change, there is no evolution, and without evolution, creativity stagnates. An artist can only re-write the same album so many times before familiarity sets in and quality suffers, not to mention the fact that this can be repetitive and unenjoyable from the writer’s perspective. As much as I loved the heaviness and styles of the last three albums, I can’t deny it was time to try something new (don’t get me wrong, there is no shortage of mosh-ready moments). These djentlemen have delivered captivating musical journey through a dramatic evolution of their sound. This album is nothing like past records, and yet remains characteristically “Architects.” Beginning with 2014’s Lost Forever // Lost Together, the band started incorporating ambience, synths, and orchestral elements to complete their soundscape. These elements are no longer background extras; they often sit at the forefront of the mix as the driving force of melody and rhythm. With the inclusion of so many new elements, it’s important to note that the band’s typical instrumentals are back in full force throughout the album. Dan Searle is an absolute machine on drums, providing some of his grooviest fills to date in tracks like Giving Blood, Goliath, and Meteor. I’ll admit that the guitar riffs are more simplistic here, but Josh Middleton (lead guitarist) made a good point in a recent interview: “It’s more challenging to write good, simple riffs than the more complicated stuff.” Spoiler alert: these riffs are just as catchy as others they’ve written! Sam Carter has experimented with clean vocal styles in the past, usually sprinkled in interludes and between breakdowns. He’s grown into a phenomenal vocalist, able to tackle his trademark screams with ease while also showing off a higher register of his clean singing, even inching into falsetto range on Demi God. His voice and the dense soundscape blend flawlessly, creating some of the band’s most memorable melodies. The album strikes a careful balance between heavy and calm, both within the same song and across neighboring tracks. The calmness of songs is allowed to speak and build a story, while being balanced with heavier elements that build tension, energy, and emotion. For Those That Wish To Exist screams (literally and figuratively) in the face of humanity to pull our heads together in order to keep our world from falling apart. Its lyrics are a chilling reminder of the delicate nature of our world, the dangerous influence we (unknowingly) have on it, and the grim future we’re creating for future generations, should we choose apathy. If you’re an old-school Architects fan, check out Discourse Is Dead and Black Lungs. If you’re looking for new additions to your gym/hype/mosh/break things playlist, see Impermanence, Animals, Libertine, and Goliath. If you want to tread on new ground, try out Giving Blood, Dead Butterflies, An Ordinary Extinction, Meteor, and Little Wonder. If you want your socks to be knocked clean off by the unexpected, look no further than Flight Without Feathers, Demi God, and Dying Is Absolutely Safe. At the risk of sounding like a cliché, this album has a little something for everybody, and is likely a good “gateway album” for people new to the metal genre. Do yourself a favor and listen from front to back to 1) experience this journey the way it was created, and 2) to form a full opinion before your final judgment. Way too much work was put into this 58-minute masterpiece to go unappreciated by long-time fans or unheard by newcomers.

Thank you. Forever grateful for this band.

A change of pace. I know these guys have other albums but I’ve never listened to them before this and I have to say this is an adventurous, daring and broad piece of work. They’re clearly experimenting and trying sounds but the brutality of the heavy sections is so good. It’s balance by these like mythic synth and orchestral parts which I really like. Kudos and rock on.

Punches harder than 5FDP. I first started listening to them when they released Doomsday, so I guess you could say I wasn't there during their most metalcore sound and so their music hasn't changed too drastically since then. I listened to Animals a hundred times when it came out, same with Black Lungs. I was kind of losing faith in this album when the other two came out, there wasn't much that made them that interesting. However, this album comes with Discourage is Dead, An Ordinary Extinction, and Impermanence. There are some songs that I skip, but there are so many dang songs in this. There are some areas that the mix is a little too compressed, but so many of the tracks just hit hard! This might just be my favorite album from them.

It’s a great album!. Here’s why: For starters, 58 minutes of new Architects is more than we could’ve asked for, especially with the current world events. Bands experiment and evolve in the writing process - if you’re hating on them because of this, then you need to wake up and think about how musicians grow and get better at their craft. Ask any musician or band that has been around for as long as these guys (or longer) and how it feels to write the same stuff every album without even attempting to venture into any evolution of music. If you want to hear them same music album after album, go listen to AC/DC.

they did it again. NO BLEGHS BUT STILL HEAVY

Unnecessary Change. Take it from a long time Architects fan, this album is not great, not even good. The 5 songs that are actually good are, Black Lungs, Impermanence, Animals, Dead Butterflies, and Discourse Is Dead. Everything else, is just generic Pop-Rock. Hey, I can understand when a group changes, just to attract more people to the genre, but it’s almost a backstab to the fans who’ve been there from the start. The change in sound from the previous album, was completely unnecessary, and in all honesty, just disappointing. To the people who pre-ordered this, and got nothing but pure disappointment on release day, I feel ya. Definitely not going to pre-order another one of their albums again. Although I don’t like this album in the slightest, I do wish them good luck in the future. It’s sad to see these guys taking a route like this, I pray the next album is much better than this.

great album. i really enjoyed this album.

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Perfection. I had never been an Architects fan, but knew they were regarded as a staple in the metalcore world. So, when I saw they were releasing a new album in a void for my regular favorites, I decided to blindly give it a listen through... and holy crap, am I glad that I did. I have easily listened to this in its entirety 20 times, if not more. Everything flows together so well, and you can tell that every song has been given meticulous care - no filler songs here. I, for one, like the “newer” sound a lot of the metalcore guys are chasing these days (and I’ve been listening to the genre since 2005), and Architects has absolutely raised the bar. Fantastic job, boys!

Ugh.... I really started to get into this band because I was a big Bring Me the Horizon fan, until their fourth album. I thought Architects was a better version of what BMTH was on their first three albums. So sad to see that they have gone pretty much the exact same route with this album as far as into a more pop-rock, radio friendly style with no real emotion behind anything.

Pure Gold ✨. Such a big and beautiful album, different and in a good way!!! And best of all you can still tell it’s them. Sam’s vocals are insane 🔥

Amazing album. Well balanced album. This band has evolved and where ever they head next, I wanna be there along side them.

👍🏼. I see some reviews saying how they’re basically a pop rock band now clearly don’t know what they’re talking about. They’ve never heard music other than metal and assume anything that’s not as heavy is pop. They’re still metal, no pop rock band would ever make music this this (not saying pop rock music is bad, it’s just completely different). I appreciate their evolution and I’d rather have a band that’s open to change and experimenting than a band stuck in a loop doing something they don’t want anymore but still do just to please their “fans”

Great job. Love the sound evolution. I know some small minded metal heads who hate any kind of vocal talent will dislike it. As long as you don’t go full amo bring me the horizon. We good.

Continuing to hold the Legend Status. Another amazing album from one of the most legendary bands. If you claim to be a fan don’t like it then you’re close minded.

Mehhh. As long as their happy I guess that’s all that matters. As a fan this is cra@, their worst effort . But it’s not about us being happy or if we like it. It’s about them

Early grave was the first track I heard from them.. I keep seeing “oh I’ve been a fan for two years or oh I’ve been with them through their last two albums.” I’ve been with them for over a decade. This is not Architects. When I first saw architects come to America, Sam literally apologized to the small crowd about how absurd they would be. They brought the math, 1+1=6, and it worked. Their last three albums defined the band. They finally (post/pre, not the he’s ever forgotten) hit their stride. This is such a waste. At least now you can support BMTH with mediocre anthem rock, but you’re playing arenas. Mmmmmmm. Money. *Edit* let me revise this. If it’s for new fans, then enjoy. I just think old fans won’t agree with the direction.

Evolution at its finest. Great record all around. Been with them since Hollow and I’m in love with this record.

Beautiful Album. For people that only look for 0’s and breakdowns in music, this isn’t for you. Amazing album Architects!

A. A

Great. Fantastic band and album.

Great Album. This is the best album so far in my opinion.

Wow apple users are salt..... That a metal band took number one spot and their little Madison didn’t......yikes. Anyways this album is amazing and deserves this.

Necessary Change. In absolute love with this album. It ebbs and flows in style and attitude. Architects are in an excellent position to take over the world, and deservedly so. I will always love the classic Architects sound, but the future is bright the boys! Well done!

Garbage. Really really tough pill to swallow. They went from being one of the most important bands in the genre to writing the most watered down and uninspiring music. It has a few riffs here and there but it fizzles so fast back to boring chanting, power chords, and repeating lyrics to fill dead space. This isn’t a new direction for the better; unlike the change they made going into LF//LT. It’s not the “heaviness” factor that makes me hate it, its the laziness and boringness that makes me hate it. Shout out to Winston for absolutely dominating his track. I get they lost Tom who was CLEARLY integral to their writing process. What’s more shocking is how they’ve neutered Josh Middleton who absolutely slays at guitar. Josh - please blink twice if their holding you against your will!

Wow. This album was definitely not what I was expecting, but the best albums come from the unexpected. After a couple of listen throughs, this album has become my favorite record so far this year and I can see it staying that way for the rest of the year. I would recommend this album but I think you should go into it without any expectations for specific things and just see what happens. You’ll be pleased to come out the other side having experienced this album

I’m digging. Slightly different style but still quality music

Perfection. Absolutely brilliant album!!!!

Women and children first. Nobody with a job over 15 will find anything here inspiring

Evolution. I knew Architects were going to try and push themselves forward, and this is a logical step. It’s still heavy, plenty of groove, all in all some really good songs. My main criticism is Sam’s vocals. He’s no doubt the best metalcore vocalist around right now. His voice is insanely strong and his range seems to have no end. With this record it really feels like he took his foot off the gas a bit. The music could’ve been exactly when same, but if his vocalist were just a little more aggressive (not necessarily screaming), I think the record would be stronger. Also, you have Josh Middleton in this band now. The shred factor should be higher. Overall though, solid record.

Great album. This album is awesome. Sure there are are some songs that are skippable. But don’t listen to the elitists who just wanna hear breakdowns for 15 songs straight. I like how Architects has progressed since Lost Forever. And yeah, Dead Butterflies is an amazing song. So I hope they keep flipping the bird to the people who wanna hold on to 2010 metal core.

uninspiring. blegh

Incredible. Every single song is amazing. I absolutely love this album

A new metal core standard. I never heard of this band before and came across Animals on YouTube due to other music I listen too. Then I saw the orchestra version and simple loved the hard rock/metal that I’ve been longing for for many years. So I bought the album and every song has a piece in it that solidified their craftsmanship whether it was the whole song or a bridge in the song. Started listening to the last two albums prior to this one now!

Balanced. A perfect balance of Metal Core Heavy and Some of the softer Metal Core... Solid album!!!

Amazing new direction. Been a diehard Architects fan for years and they really took a chance and stuck their neck out with this release to breach the new chapter of their discography. They might get some hate for it from fans that can’t handle one of their favorite bands changing up their style even the slightest, but in my opinion this is already my album of the year. Love these guys & love this album

Excellent Music!!. Bought the entire album, and have not done so in the past for them. Great sound, vocals, etc. Keep it up.

New spin, still good. The reviews on this album are why I hate the metal community sometimes. Let them do you what they want, if they sounded the same every album you’d start hating on them for that too. I personally like it when bands switch it up occasionally

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Deadset Album of the Year 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👑. There is not a single track on this record that isn’t pure gold, love Architects, what they stand for and their evolution. I knew from the livestream that this album was gonna slap, and boy does it slap hard. Thank you 🙏🏼 on repeat!!!

Incredible record.. This is the album that takes them to the next level.

Best band ever. This band is the best band ever! It’s so good I love to here it’s music so much. It makes my day

Awesome. New track is awesome!! Can’t wait for the full album!

Phenomenal transition into a new era. As above

Awesome Album. Gives me hope for the future of music.

Rock/Metal album of the year. Architects have come through with something really special with their most experimental and risk oriented album to date. Superb piece of work. 6 stars.

Banga. I’ve said it before and I’ll say again, they have done it again! 💥💥🔥🔥

Incredible work as always by Architects. Incredible work as always by Architects

INCREDIBLE. Incredibly powerful and pertinent messaging and a refreshing anti-nihilistic theme throughout the entire record. Amazing produciton overall. Deserves to chart #1!!